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The
Ashtavinayaka yatra or pilgrimage
covers the eight ancient holy
temples of Ganesha which are situated
around Pune. Each of these temples
has its own individual legend
and history .
Among
the Ashtavinayakas,
Ballaleshvara
at Pali is the
only Ganesha who is famous by
the name of his devotee and who
is dressed up as a Brahmin.
Theyoor
in the Haveli Taluka of Pune district
in Maharashtra is the temple dedicated
to
Chintamani
Vinayak. The village
is along the river Mulamutha.
Ganesh as Chintamani is god who
brings peace of mind and drives
away all perplexities of the mind.
It
is believed that Brahma the creator
once felt tharva that is restive.
To still his mind he called upon
Lord Ganesh. The place where Brahma
achieved the quietude he was looking
for is known as the Sthavar region
or as Theur.
Lenyadri
is to the North
of Pune, along the Kukdi river.
The Ganesh Puran calls this place
as Jirnapur or Lekhan Parbat.
Girijatmaj Vinayak refers to the
Ganesh as the son of Parvati.
Girija is another name for Parvati
and Atamaj means son. This is
the only temple of the Ashtavinayak
which is on a mountain and is
set in a Buddhist cave-temple
The
Maha Ganpati
is the most powerful representation
of Lord Ganesh. Maha Ganpati is
depicted as having eight, ten
or twelve arms. It is after invoking
this form of Ganpati that Shiva
vanquished the demon Tripurasur
and so he is also known as Tripurarivade
Mahaganpati.
The
Mayureshwar
or Moreshwar temple
is along the Karha river in the
Morgaon village. A temple that
looks like a tiny fort from a
distance, is situated in the Baramati
Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra.
This region is also known as the
Bhuswananda. Shaped as a peacock,
this region has in the past seen
an abundance of peacocks and is
therefore known as Morgaon (Mor
- peacock).
Siddhtek
is a remote little village along
the river Bhima in the Ahmednagar
district and Karjat tehsil in
Maharashtra. The Siddhivinayak
at Siddhtek is considered an especially
powerful deity. It is believed
that it was here on the Siddhtek
Mountain, that Vishnu acquired
Siddhi.
Mahad
is a pretty village set
in the hilly region of Konkan
in the Raigarh district and the
Khalapur Taluka of Maharastra.
Ganesh as Varad Vinayak fulfills
all desires and grants all boons.
This region was known as Bhadrak
or Madhak in ancient times
A
nandadeep has been lit in this
temple which has been continuously
lit since the 1892
On
the banks of the Kukdeshwar river,
Ozhar
is where
Lord Vighneshwar
resides. Lord Ganesh is known
as Vigneshwara or the remover
of all obstacles, this he achieved
by vanquishing the demon Vighnasura
Bhimashankar,
one of the twelve Jyotirlingas,
can certainly be termed as a Pilgrim
Paradise. The dense forests surrounding
the high ranges also play an abode
to the rare species of flora and
fauna. Situated at the extreme
end of the Sahayadri Ranges, this
place gives a wonderful view of
the world around you, the forts,
the rivers and the hill stations
around
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